Posts Tagged ‘News’
MOOC Voting “How to build a startup”
It’s been about 18 months since a new learning format has inspired academic communities around the world: the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). After years of only mildly successful e-learning projects, this is perhaps a first major step in using innovative digital technologies to fundamentally change higher education for the better. Unlike the present day…
Read MoreImpressions from the 1st International Conference on Internet Science (#icis2013)
The internet is not only being increasingly used by a broader mass of people but it is also increasingly being studied. There is a growing number of research institutions dedicated to studying the internet. The field of internet science is getting denser.
Read MoreOf serial activists and sock puppets: The relevance of language, topics and politics on Twitter
by Cornelius Puschmann Does the Internet cause revolutions? Frequently that is being suggested, whether in the discourse surrounding the Arab Spring, Stuttgart 21, or the Occupy movement. The Internet, conventional wisdom assumes, is a global village that enables seamless and open communication. Social media such as Facebook and Twitter allow to rapidly exchange information and…
Read MoreTowards a Global Network of Internet and Society Centers
In collaboration with seven research centers for Internet and society from all around the world, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute recently participated in and co-hosted the “Symposium on Internet-Driven Developments: Structural Changes and Tipping Points” at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society in Boston. The event concluded with a final report, aimed to collate…
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